A family fair in Islamic environment at the Islamic Community Center, Islamabad. Homeschoolers participated!

A family fair in Islamic environment at the Islamic Community Center, Islamabad. Homeschoolers participated!

The Family Fun Fair was held in Al-Falah – an Islamic community centre in Islamabad. The good thing about the fair was that it was segregated. The stalls were mostly of woman’s clothes. There was one handmade Hijab pins and hairpins stall by homeschoolers. This stall was the most attractive and appealing one. Another homeschooling family had stall of books and handmade hair accessories and jewellery – and that was us. There was a food court as well as the games section which small children always find appealing – even I do! The men’s section consisted of a honey stall, books stall etc. The people who had stalls came an hour before the time to setup their stalls. My and my sisters’ first stop was the food court! There were people selling all types of food stuff ranging from Dhai Baray to Gulab Jaman, from sandwiches to noodles, and from cupcakes to ice-cream. The games section had a prize booth along with it. If someone won a game, they would go to the prize booth and show their points ticket and choose a gift according to the points! I was surprised to see how many prizes there were! At Zuhr time, the games and prize booth closed and people prayed in Jamaat. The Qari’s qiraat was very nice. Like this, every prayer was offered in Jamaat, Mashallah. After Zuhr, they had a story time for little kids which they really enjoyed. At about 5:30, everyone packed up. Overall, the fun fair was excellent, though some things could have been better. I hope it can be held regularly.